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minus-squareCanadian_Cabinet @lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up56arrow-down1·10 months agoMy favorite trademark story is how McDonald’s lost the rights to the name Big Mac in Ireland due to an existing trademark
minus-squareSpacemanspliff@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·10 months agoWhat’s next about that is if they had activity bothered to treat the case seriously and bumbled their paperwork so hard the judge ruled against them.
minus-squaremitch8128@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up12·10 months agoThis happened in Australia too, that’s why we have hungry jacks and not burger king
minus-squarelemmyvore@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 months agoAnd to Wendy’s in Netherlands, which is why there’s no Wendy’s in the EU.
minus-squareMr_Blott@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoNot just Ireland, southern Ireland is EU so they lost it in the whole of Europe The BK near me was offering King Macs for a while just to take the piss
minus-squarekoper@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-210 months agoWhat is “southern Ireland”? Do you mean Ireland?
My favorite trademark story is how McDonald’s lost the rights to the name Big Mac in Ireland due to an existing trademark
What’s next about that is if they had activity bothered to treat the case seriously and bumbled their paperwork so hard the judge ruled against them.
This happened in Australia too, that’s why we have hungry jacks and not burger king
And to Wendy’s in Netherlands, which is why there’s no Wendy’s in the EU.
Not just Ireland, southern Ireland is EU so they lost it in the whole of Europe
The BK near me was offering King Macs for a while just to take the piss
What is “southern Ireland”? Do you mean Ireland?